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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

iSpy Graduation Cards

Now that I am through confirmation cards for the church, I am moving on to graduation cards for our graduating youth. As usual, I didn't plan ahead - so I have a large number of cards to make in a very short period of time (translation: (1) nothing fancy or complex on the card and (2) components that can be parceled out to my 12-yr old, my 16-yr old and my 53-yr old...although I have a lot of bribing to do as they are still tired of cutting and gluing and addressing confirmation cards last week!)

I used this week's sketch from iSpy Sketches as I thought the various panels could be used with papers to add interest.

We had a phenomenal fund-raising concert at our church this weekend. (I had a flyer a few days ago on this blog). It was for an amazing family whose very young daughter is going through her fourth round of chemotherapy. The bell choir was one of eight groups that performed. We decided that, even though we are mainly a group of middle-aged Lutheran ladies (and a few Methodist men pinch-hitting on the giant bells) we were doing....LADY GAGA...to appeal to the sweet, but very sick, young lady.

{My husband just wandered over, read over my shoulder, and said "Ha! Middle-age??!! Only if you live to be a hundred!"}

I'm in the brightly-colored boa under "Christ is Risen"??!! Check out the director...she's got moves!! Then check out the gentlemen whose head you see right in front of her that never, ever moves...that's her husband!

I posted this on Facebook and a wonderful (but potentially former) friend commented "So that's where the missing communion wine went!"

I hope we made you smile!

THE CARD DEETS:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread As You Graduate

Paper: dsp is from Flair Designs (I've had it forEVer) and CS to match is Stampin' Up Creamy Caramel and Peach Parfair, Papertrey Winter Wisteria

Fabulous design Kim - doesn't look like a quick card - & will be treasured by each recipient. Love that your "boys" help out with production.TFS the fantastic video - the whole group definitely has some moves! :)

Oh what a treat! I will also be making piles of grad cards for my daughter and her friends. I LOVED the video. I grew up playing bells in Seattle and I miss it badly! Wish we could have played something so fun. :)

Oh what a treat! I will also be making piles of grad cards for my daughter and her friends. I LOVED the video. I grew up playing bells in Seattle and I miss it badly! Wish we could have played something so fun. :)

Oh what a treat! I will also be making piles of grad cards for my daughter and her friends. I LOVED the video. I grew up playing bells in Seattle and I miss it badly! Wish we could have played something so fun. :)

Oh what a treat! I will also be making piles of grad cards for my daughter and her friends. I LOVED the video. I grew up playing bells in Seattle and I miss it badly! Wish we could have played something so fun. :)

About Me

I live in Parker, Colorado with my husband, two teen boys, a dog and two cats. I began my adult life as an insurance actuary. I was then blessed to be able to spend 15 years raising my boys during which time I discovered stamping! Now I have obtained a second college degree and have begun working as an accountant for my town. Being surrounded by men at home and being surrounded by numbers work, is it any wonder that I am passionately in love with creating cards - a rainbow of colors, glitter, ribbons and stamps, and a wonderful online community!?

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COPIC CHARTS

I have made the decision to stop updating Copic charts - except for Stampin' Up. My Favorite Things and Taylored Expressions have their own charts available. I do not want to promise to keep Papertrey Ink up-to-date because all of their new colors are stock colors which already exist within MFT, TE or SSS and I don't have room to keep buying! I do have old charts available. If you want them, just email me (above) and I can send you a link.